Visitors from home

Elder Nathan Crook, Ted Davis, Maggie Davis, and Kristen Pettingill Poulsen and son.

We were at Mormon Batallion with some investigators on Saturday. We had been planning it for a while, and we had just finished the tour, when Ted Davis, his wife, and his cousin walked out of the tour just after us. Ted and I made eye contact, and were both confused, and then Ted's cousin comes at me for a hug. Naturally, I reacted in the negative, and she stopped. "Right! No hugs." And Ted, just behind her, says "Well that was awkward." We talked for a bit, and we went and panned for gold. The odds that he and I would both be at MoBat were exponentially small. That was my first visit to MoBat with investigators. Mormon Batallion (Battalion?) is in Old Town San Diego, and was supposed to be the downtown district until someone sold the beach front for really cheap way back then.

And you remember that fast that we had for the rain? Well, me and Elder T prepared ourselves for the torrential rains that the Lord would send. I had an emergency poncho in my bag, and he had his rain coat. On the Monday right after the fast, it misted a bit. Last Friday, it POURED. And all of our appointments cancelled that night. So me and Elder T were stuck out in the rain. I looked like Elder T had wrapped me up in saran wrap. We managed to stay dry, though.

And a less active girl that we've been reactivating has just gone off the deep end. For the last 3 months, we've been helping her to see her self worth, rely on the Lord, and come to church. She's done well with all three, and has made plans to go to the temple. She also made plans to move to Utah with her aunt, (because she couldn't pay rent, nor go to school, nor get around well because of a lack of transportation), and was going to attend Dixie State. She even got to the point of getting rid of her couch and other furniture items. Then, last Tuesday, she gets a text from this guy who just got baptized, and he says that he thinks she's pretty and that he likes her. She was a bit weirded out by that, so we didn't worry about it. Thursday, we stop by, and the guy is there with her. Okay. Weird. We decide to go visit her Friday night because of the rain, and he's there again. Then we find out that they're officially together and dating. They held hands for the closing prayer. Keep in mind, she was living with her boyfriend before we started teaching her, and he caused her to go less active. He also did many disrespectful things, and she was quite dramatically open about it. Yesterday, we found out that she's moving in with this guy that she's known for less than 5 days. I'm a little perturbed, to say the least.

But oh well. Other than that, we've prepared J and C to be baptized this Saturday. They're ready for it, and to answer Melissa's question, J just can't get around well because of his legs. They're fine as far as being sick 'n stuff like that.

Not much more has happened. Today we get to hear a general authority speak, and tomorrow, we get a couple extra hours of P-day, so we're going to the swap meet. HECK YES.

Tell everyone how much I love them.

Love, Elder Crook